Easel-type mount



Sept. 8, 1959 G. E. NICHOLS EASEL-TYPE MOUNT 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 13, 1957 Sept. 8, 1959 Filed Sept. 13, 1957 G E. NICHOLS EASEL-TYPE MOUNT Sheets-Sheet 2 I fiaidoiz T Mic/Zola y "W Sept. 8, 1959 Filed Sept. 13, 1957 G. E. NICHOLS EASEL-TYPE MOUNT 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 EASEL-TYPE MOUNT Gordon E. Nichols, Middleboro, Mass., assignor to Winthrop-Atkins Co. Inc., Middleboro, Mass., at corporation of Massachusetts Application September 13, 1957, Serial No. 683,878 8 Claims. c1. 40-120 This invention relates to easel-type mounts for supporting calendar and memorandum pads on a desk at an inclination such that the calendar pad can be easily read and if it is a memorandum pad it can be easily written upon, and has for its object to provide a mount which is sturdy, dependable, attractive, occupies a minimum of space when collapsed for storage and/or shipping and which can be easily set up for use. v

As herein illustrated the mount comprises a relatively narrow, rigid, substantially rectangular headboard panel, a pair of wider leg panels, one hinged to each of two of the parallel edges of the headboard panel so that when the headboard panel is disposed in a vertical position one of the wider panels extends forwardly and downwardly from its lower edge and constitutes one leg of the mount and the other extends downwardly, perpendicularly from the upper edge, either behind the headboard panel or in front of it, and constitutes the other leg ofthe mount, and a brace carried by one of the legs and cooperable with the other to hold the legs at such an angle that the headboard panel is perpendicular to the supporting surface. When the perpendicularly disposed one of the legs is situated at the front side of the narrow panel the inclined one of the legs has an aperture through it, a portion of which coincides with the hinge line between itand the headboard panel, through which the lower part of the vertically disposed leg extends. r

The forwardly inclined leg may have a cover hinged to its lower end so that it may rest on the upper face of the inclined leg or be swung upwardly, outwardly and downwardly into the plane of the supporting surface. The cover is adapted to have fastened to its upper surface a pad and to have on its under surface, which is exposed by folding outwardly, indicia such as a telephone listing. The exposed surface of the leg beneath the panel may also be adapted to receive indicia and in conjunction with the undersurface of the cover provides a-tabulating surface of considerable extent.

A matrix layer may optionally be applied to the upper side of the inclined leg, and to the front face of the headboard panel, that part of the matrix layer disposed on the inclined leg being interposed between it and the cover and containing a recesswithin which the cover is seated flush with the outer surface of the matrix layer.

The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein: Fig. 1 is an end elevation of the mount in one form; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation;

Fig. 3 is an isometric view of the mount with the pad plies 22 and 26 in contact with each other.

mount with a matrix layer recessed to receive the cover layer; Fig. 9 is a vertical elevation of the modified form of the mount shown in Fig. 8, with the pad supporting cover lifted away from the leg;

Fig. 10 is a rear elevation of the modified mount shown in Figs. 8 and 9;

Fig. 11 is a plan view of the blank from which the modified mount is made; and

Fig. 12 is a plan view of a blank of the matrix layer.

Referring to the drawings, the mount as shown in Figs;

1 to 3 inclusive, has a vertically disposed headboard 10, supported in this position by a pair of legs 12 and 14; which are held spread apart by a brace 16, the latter being hinged to the leg 14 at 18 and extends downwardly and rearwardly therefrom for locking engagement of its free end with a recess 20 in the lower part of the leg 12. The headboard 10 consists of a rear ply 22 of substantially rectangular shape, which has connected to its lower edgeby hinges 23, the upper end of the leg 14 and to its upper edge by a hinge 25, the upper edge of the leg 12. The

leg 14 has an opening 24 through it, a portion of which crosses the hinge line 23 into the panel 22, through which the lower part of the leg 12 extends. The upperportion 26 of the leg 12, that is, the portion above the leg 14, forms the front ply of the headboard. As will be seen by reference to Figs. 2 and 3, the aperture 24 is narrower in width than the leg 14 and that portion of the leg 12- projecting downwardly is of corresponding width. The

upper portion 26 corresponds in width and depth to the ply 22 so that its lower edge at opposite sides leg abuts the upper surface of the leg 14. a p

A cover 28 of substantially the same size and shape as the leg 14 is connected at one edge by a hinge 30 to the lower end of the leg 14 so that it can befoldedinto blank (Fig. 4), which may be folded to take the form,

described. The blank consists of stiff paperboard sections 12, 22, 1'4 and 28, arranged in the order named, edge to edge, with a narrow space therebetween, and covered on opposite sides with continuous sheets of decorative paper 34--34 which join the sections so that they may fold at the respective hinge lines 23, 25 and 30. The section 14 has the brace 16 cut through the covering paper and the major portion of the opening 24. A part of the opening 24 extends across the hinge line 23 into the section 2 2; The section 12 at its outer extremity is cut away on opposite sides so as to correspond in Width to the opening 24 forming the leg 12 and is provided at its extremity with a recess 20 for reception of the end of the brace 16.

The mount described above may optionally be folded with the leg 12 at the rear side of the headboard 10, as shown in Figs. 5 to 7 inclusive. the upper portion 26 of the leg 12 constitutes the rear ply of the headboard and the ply 22 constitutes thefront ply of the headboard. When folded the legs are dis posed in the same relative position except that .the per- 14. The legs are held spread apart by the brace 16 just as previously pointed out, which in turn holdsthe The two different ways of folding the blank result in Patented Sept. 8 1959;.

As therein shown.

structures which are of substantially the same characteristics in that the headboard is supported in a substantially perpendicular position, one leg extends downwardly and forwardly therefrom at a relatively low angle and provides means for supporting a calendar pad or writing pad in a convenient position for reading or writing and the other substantially perpendicular, however, each provides certain advantages over the other which make it desirable to manufacture the blank so that it may optionally be folded either way.

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 show a modification of the mount having a matrix layer for receiving the cover 28. Referring to Fig. 8, the mount has a headboard 36 and. supporting legs 38 and 40 which are held spread apart by a brace 42. The mount is made up of a supporting frame and a matrix layer. The supporting frame (Fig. 9) comprises front'and rear headboard plies 44 and 46, connected together at their upper edges by a hinge '48. The rear ply 46 has a rigid, downwardly extending portion which constitutes the leg 38 and a forwardly inclined portion connected thereto by hinges 50-50, which constitute the bottom ply of the leg 40. The front ply 44 has an extension 52 connected to its lower edge by a hinge 54 and extends downwardly over the upper face of the bottom ply of the leg 40 and forms part of that leg. As in the mount described above a cover 28 is connected by a hinge 56 to the lower end of the leg 40 so that it may be folded over the leg or away from it. This cover is adapted to'support a calendar pad or writing pad whichmay be fastened to its upper surface. The lower surface when laid out fiat forms together with the upper side of the leg a surface for receiving telephone listings or the like. The matrix comprises front and rear headboard plies B and 60 connected at their upper edges by a hinge 62. Plies 64 and 66 are connected respectively, to the lower edges of the plies 58 and 60 by hinges 68 and 7G. The ply 66 is continuous while the ply 64 is cut out so as to provide a U-shaped recess 71 within which the cover 28 fits when the latter is folded against the leg. A notch 72 may be provided in the cover and a corresponding notch in the ply 64 so as to make it easy to insert the finger for lifting the cover to its open position.

The edges of the several panels are bound with a decorative facing, as shown in Fig. 8, to make a composite structure of pleasing appearance and considerable durability.

The mount as thus described is made of two blanks as shown in Figs. l1 and 12. The basic blank is comprised of sections '52, 44, 46, 40 and 28, arranged edge to edge in the order named and bound together with facing paper on two sides so that they are free to fold on the hinge lines 54, 48, 50 and 56. The section 40 has an aperture 74 through which the brace 42 may extend for engagement with the leg 38. This panel also contains a part of the leg 38.

V The matrix layer consists of the panels 64, 58, 60 and 66 which are again joined in hinge relation with a facing paper.

The mount is assembled by folding the first blank on the hinge line 48, then folding the second blank on the hinge line 62, laying the second blank on the first blank and binding the two folded blanks together along their edges. The cover 28 may now be swung over into the recess 71 and the mount is complete. In this condition the mount is flat and of four-ply thickness, all of its parts lying completelywithin the four plies, so that there are no projecting parts. To set the mount up theheadboard is grasped in one hand and the pad supporting portion in the other, whereupon the headboard isbent upwardly. This disengages the rear leg from its recess and affords access to the underlying brace so that the latter may be swung downwardly and into engagement with the leg to hold it in its open position. 4

It should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustration only and that this invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Iclaim:

l. A mount comprising two rigid, substantially rectangular panels, one of said panels being hingedly connected along one edge to oneof the parallel edges of the other, and being swingable forwardly from said other when said other is disposed perpendicular to a supporting surface, to constitute one of the legs of the mount, the other leg being constituted by a perpendicular portion of said other panel below the hinge, the perpendicular portion of said other panel above the hinge constituting a broad headboard extending widthwise of the mount and having sufllcient area to receive indicia, and providing means for setting up the mount by tilting it toward said one panel, and a brace carried by one of the legs and cooperable with the other to hold the legs so disposed that when they rest on a supporting surface said headboard is perpendicular thereto, said brace being automatically engageable with said other leg by tilting of the headboard to said perpendicular position.

2. A mount comprising three rigid, substantially rectangular panels, one of which is narrower than the other two, one of said longer panels being hingedly connected to one edge of the narrow panel, and the other of the longer panels being hingedly connected to the other edge of the narrow panel, one of said longer panels having an aperture through it 'along an edge which coincides substantially with the hinge between it and the narrow panel, and one of said longer panels having a brace hingedly connected thereto, one of said panels having two possible positions, in one of which it extends perpendicularly downward behind the narrow panel and the other longer panel extends forwardly and downwardly therefrom, and in the other of which said one of the longer panels extends perpendicularly downward in front of the narrow panel through the aperture of the other longer panel and the latter extending forwardly and downwardly therefrom, the lower portions of said longer panels constituting supporting legs for the mount, and in either position the brace engaging the other panel holding the leg portions at an angle such that the narrower panel is perpendicular to the surface on which the legs rests.

3. In a mount, a headboard comprised of a pair of flat substantially rectangular plies of paperboard disposed one behind the other and joined, a leg extending from the lower part of each ply, one'of said logs being hinged to the foremost one of the plies and being swingable forwardly with respect thereto, and having an obtuse angle and providing an upwardly facing supporting member inclined forwardly and downwardly from the forward one of the plies, said leg having an aperture through it, and

the other leg being an integral rigid extension of the rearmost one of the plies extending downwardly through the aperture in the one leg and a brace hinged to one leg at one end and cooperable with the'other leg to hold the latter in a position which makes a right angle with the supporting surface on which the leg rests.

4. In a mount, a headboard comprised of a pair of flat rectangular plies of paperboard disposed in face to face contact and joined, a leg extending from the lower part of each ply of the headboard, one leg being hinged to one of the plies so as to be swingable forwardly with respect 'to the headboard at an obtuse angle, and to provide an upwardly facing supporting surface inclined forwardly and downwardly from the front face of the headboard, "said leg having an aperture through it and the other leg being an integral rigid extension of .the other ply and extending downwardly through the aperture in the one leg, and a brace carried by one leg and cooperable with the other to hold the legs angularly disposed.

5. In amount, a substantially perpendicularly disposed headboard, a pair of legs connected to the headboard to support it in said perpendicular position, one of the legs being perpendicular to the surface on which it foots and the other extending forwardly and downwardly from the headboard at a low angle so that its upper side faces upwardly, a brace carried by one of the legs and cooperable with the other to hold the legs spread apart, a cover hinged to the lower end of the forwardly disposed leg, said cover being foldable over the upwardly facing surface of the forwardly extending leg and a matrix layer applied to the forwardly extending leg between it and the cover, said matrix having a recess therein into which the cover fits with its surface flush with the surface of the matrix.

6. A mount comprising forwardly and rearwardly disposed headboard plies, a pair of legs extending downwardly from the rear one of the plies, one of which is an integral rigid, perpendicularly disposed extension there of, and the other of which is hinged thereto and is inclined forwardly and downwardly therefrom, said forwardly inclined leg having an aperture through it, a reinforcing ply hinged to the forward one of the plies and extending downwardly along the upper surface of the inclined leg, a brace hinged to the reinforcing ply swingable through said opening in the inclined leg for engagement with the perpendicular leg to hold the legs spread apart, a cover hinged to the lower end of the inclined leg and foldable over onto the upper side of the reinforcing ply, said cover being adapted to have attached to it a pad, and a matrix layer applied to the mount having an upper twoply portion coextensive with the forward ply of the headboard and a lower two-ply portion coextensive with the reinforcing ply, said lower portion being interposed between the reinforcing ply and the cover and the upper one of the plies of the lower portion having a recess therein adapted to receive the cover so that it lies with its upper face flush with the face of the matrix.

7, A mount comprising three rigid, substantially reetangular panels, one of which constitutes a headboard adapted to receive advertising indicia thereon and is narrower than the others, one of the other panels being connected to the headboard panel so as to form a rigid leg extending from the lower edge of the headboard in a plane parallel to the plane of the headboard, the other of the panels being connected to the lower edge of the headboard panel so as to be swingable forwardly from the headboard and the one leg, said other panel constituting a second leg and being adapted to support a calendar pad in an upwardly inclined position with respect to the headboard, the lower edges of said first and second legs aifording feet upon which the mount is adapted to rest when the legs are disposed at an angle to each other, and a brace carried by one of the legs and cooperable with the other to hold the legs spread apart.

8. A mount comprising a headboard adapted to re ceive advertising indicia, a leg connected to the headboard for supporting the headboard with its lower edge spaced from and parallel to a supporting surface, a second leg connected to the headboard and extending forwardly from the headboard and the first named leg, the connection between the second leg and the headboard being above the lower edge of the first named leg by an amount such that the second leg slopes downwardly from the headboard at a low angle and its upper surface forms an obtuse angle with the headboard, and a brace operating on said first-named leg to hold the headboard at said obtuse angle with said second leg.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D. 135,786 Grivin June 8, 1943 262,507 Thomas Aug. 8, 1882 2,380,076 Scheyer July 10, 1945 2,750,698 Nichols June 19, 1956 

